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Protecting Infants and Small Children

In any of these situations, we Protecting Small Children Child Seat Placement
strongly recommend that you install We strongly recommend placing a
the child seat directly behind the forward-facing child seat in a back
front passenger’s seat, move the seat seat, not the front.
as far forward as needed, and leave it Driver
unoccupied. Or, you may wish to get Placing a forward-facing child seat in
a smaller rear-facing child seat. the front seat of a vehicle equipped
with a passenger’s airbag can be
hazardous. If the vehicle seat is too and Passenger
far forward, or the child’s head is
Placing a rear-facing child seat thrown forward during a collision, an
in the front seat can result in inflating airbag can strike the child
serious injury or death during a with enough force to cause very Safety
collision. serious or fatal injuries.
Child Seat Type
Always place a rear-facing child A child who is at least one year old, Even with advanced front airbags
seat in the back seat, not the and who fits within the child seat that automatically turn the
front. maker’s weight and height limits, passenger’s front airbag off (see
should be restrained in a forward- page 32 ), a back seat is the safest
facing, upright child seat. place for a small child.

Of the different seats available, we
recommend those that have a five-
point harness system as shown.

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